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Gwinnett Business RadioX Shines a Spotlight on City of Loganville – Business RadioX

April 29, 2016 by rhondachale

City Promotes Itself as “Where People Matter”

DULUTH, GA–(Marketwired – April 29, 2016) – As part of its ongoing effort to recognize the thriving communities that comprise Gwinnett County, Gwinnett Business Radio welcomed Loganville Mayor Dan Curry.

Curry, a retired church administrator from Centerville, moved to Loganville with his wife in 2004. The life-long Gwinnett County resident ran for and was elected mayor in 2013.

“People is what makes Loganville great,” Mayor Curry told Gwinnett Business Radio host Mike Sammond.

Indeed, the city of Loganville has adopted the slogan “Where People Matter,” a constant reminder of the values and principles that make the community great. Loganville, which is located within both Gwinnett and Walton Counties, is a unique blend of hometown feel mixed with modern conveniences. Its central location between Atlanta and Athens places it minutes from major universities and technical colleges including the University of Georgia, Gwinnett Technical College and Athens Technical College.

To learn more about the city of Loganville, listen to the entire interview on Gwinnett Business Radio.

About Business RadioX®:

Business RadioX® interviews dozens of innovative entrepreneurs and successful leaders each week. Its mission is to help local businesses Get the Word Out about the important work they’re doing for their market, their community, and their profession. With a pro-business slant and a long-form interview format, guests don’t have to worry about being ambushed or talking in “sound bites.” Guests have enough time to tell their whole story and to share their insights and experience without interruptions. Business RadioX® hosts are business professionals interviewing their peers, drilling down on the critical issues, and delivering practical information to an engaged business audience. Business topics that are frequently covered include: Law, Finance, Healthcare, Technology, Trade Shows, B2B Marketing, Venture Capital, Training and Development and other issues impacting the business community. For more information, visit: https://businessradiox.com

About Gwinnett Business Radio:

Each week, from the Subaru of Gwinnett Business RadioX® studio, Mike Sammond interviews the area’s top business leaders to learn what makes them the best at what they do. Gwinnett Business Radio is presented by Regus, the home of the Subaru of Gwinnett studio in Duluth, GA.

CEO Exclusive Broadcasts Live From Vistage Executive Summit in San Diego – Business RadioX

April 18, 2016 by rhondachale

Atlanta Business Radio Show Travels West to Cover CEO Only Executive Summit in San Diego, CA on Tuesday April 19

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – April 18, 2016) – Vistage Worldwide, Inc. will sponsor a live broadcast of CEO Exclusive Radio from its Vistage Executive Summit at San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina in San Diego. CEO Exclusive Radio is a weekly program on Business RadioX that focuses on trends that every CEO needs to know to effectively run and grow their business in today’s market.

Soyini Coke, host of CEO Exclusive Radio, says, “The power of the Vistage model is that CEOs value the wisdom that can only come from other CEOs. Our show will make that wisdom available to every CEO on the planet, wherever they are. It’s incredibly exciting.”

To elicit this wisdom, Ms. Coke draws on her decade of working with company leaders to develop strategies that bring millions to the bottom line for her clients. Before starting her own practice, she graduated from Harvard University and worked at McKinsey and Company, the top-notch management consulting firm.

The San Diego Vistage Summit focuses on “Bold Leadership,” and the power of peers to shift perspective. The event web page states, “In a global economy ruled by constant disruption, the success of your business depends on your ability to boldly lead — as an entrepreneur, a dreamer, an innovator, a cheerleader, a visionary and a peer.” Attendees will explore the different roles they need to master to transform their business. Vistage hosts summits in cities around the country throughout the year.

Visit http://www.vistage.com/events/ to learn more.

For more details or to listen, visit:

https://businessradiox.com/podcast/ceoexclusive/ceo-exclusive-broadcast-live-vistage-executive-summit-san-diego/

CEO Exclusive Radio airs Tuesdays at 8am on Business RadioX.

About Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

Founded in 1957 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Vistage assembles and facilitates private advisory boards for CEOs, senior executives and business owners. Vistage members participate in monthly, Chair-led private advisory board meetings. More than 19,000 members in 16 countries also have access to one-to-one executive coaching, expert speakers, and our global network of business leaders.

About CEO Exclusive Radio:

CEO Exclusive Radio: Emerging Trends from CEOs and their most Trusted Advisors brings insights to CEOs that they need to stay current and run their businesses. Every show features an expert who serves as an advisor to CEOs while running their own business. For CEOs by CEOs. The show airs Tuesday mornings at 8AM Eastern and is hosted by Soyini Coke, the Founder and Managing Principal at Annona Enterprises. For media inquiries, to requests to appear on CEO Exclusive, contact info@ceoexclusiveinsights.com.

About Business RadioX®:

Guests have enough time to tell their whole story and to share their insights and experience without interruptions. Business RadioX® hosts are business professionals interviewing their peers, drilling down on the critical issues, and delivering practical information to an engaged business audience. Business topics that are frequently covered include: Law, Finance, Healthcare, Technology, Trade Shows, B2B Marketing, Venture Capital, Training and Development and other issues impacting the business community. For more information, visit: https://businessradiox.com.

Profiting Through e-Commerce on CEO Exclusive Radio – Business RadioX

April 18, 2016 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – April 18, 2016) – CEO Exclusive Radio host Soyini Coke explored the question of whether mid-market CEOs can win at e-Commerce. She was joined in the discussion by Brooks Robinson and Joe Reger, who developed their own e-Commerce marketing platform in 2012. That platform has grown into Springbot, which helps online business grow their revenue by leveraging advanced revenue attribution and marketing automation technologies.

Robinson and Reger believe that today’s e-Commerce industry is vastly different from what it was five years ago. Distinctive trends have emerged, they say, particularly regarding platform use, data analysis, and customer interaction. They also note changes in the size of retailers that are having success in the market, and the different marketing strategies being employed by retailers of all sizes.

“Amazon has a great logistics,” Robinson says. “They have great shipping, obviously, with Prime, but when you actually look at the product content that comes from these smaller e-Commerce sites, they are so passionate about their products, that it really comes through with the buying experience, and the content on their sites is just amazing.”

Robinson and Reger stress the need for businesses to work with the customer in the way the customer wants to shop and buy. Through Springbot, they offer solutions in platform management and marketing for small to mid-level businesses.

Due to the vast increase in the use of tablets and smart phones, the percentage of customers that actually purchase something through smart phones or tablets has also increased. However, when compared to the numbers racked up by desktop purchases, the conversion rate from mobile devices is still lower. According to Robinson, while 30 percent of traffic is coming from mobile devices, only 15 percent of purchases are coming from those devices. The key, he says, is finding ways to capture that mobile audience.

The data around e-Commerce is increasingly difficult for mid-sized businesses to navigate. To effectively compete with the larger retailers, Robinson and Reger agree that partnering with experts can be key.

To learn more about Springbot and its vision for e-Commerce now and in the future, listen to the entire interview on CEO Exclusive Radio.

About Business RadioX®:

Business RadioX® interviews dozens of innovative entrepreneurs and successful leaders each week. Its mission is to help local businesses Get the Word Out about the important work they’re doing for their market, their community, and their profession. With a pro-business slant and a long-form interview format, guests don’t have to worry about being ambushed or talking in “sound bites.” Guests have enough time to tell their whole story and to share their insights and experience without interruptions. Business RadioX® hosts are business professionals interviewing their peers, drilling down on the critical issues, and delivering practical information to an engaged business audience. Business topics that are frequently covered include: Law, Finance, Healthcare, Technology, Trade Shows, B2B Marketing, Venture Capital, Training and Development and other issues impacting the business community. For more information, visit: https://businessradiox.com.

About CEO Exclusive Radio:

CEO Exclusive Radio : Emerging Trends from CEOs and their most Trusted Advisors brings insights to CEOs that they need to stay current and run their businesses. Every show features an expert who serves as an advisor to CEOs while running their own business. For CEOs by CEOs. The show airs Tuesday mornings at 8AM Eastern and is hosted by Soyini Coke, the Founder and Managing Principal at Annona Enterprises. For media inquiries, to requests to appear on CEO Exclusive, contact angi@ceoexclusiveradio.com.

April 2016 Newsletter – Business RadioX

April 5, 2016 by rhondachale

This Just In Broadcast Live from the HIMSS16 Annual Conference

Host Justin Barnes withThis Just In Radio recently broadcast live from the HIMSS16 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Tune in to hear from healthcare’s leading CEOs, CIOs, entrepreneurs, policy leaders and even a few surprise celebrity guests as they shared actionable intelligence on healthcare innovation, strategy, leadership, administration and public policy.

Congratulations to Our Gwinnett Studio!

Gwinnett Business RadioX has been nominated for a2016 IMPACT Regional Business Award by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

Designed to be reflective and unique to Gwinnett and across the metro Atlanta area, the IMPACT Regional Business Awards celebrate premier organizations in top industries that are driving economic development and job creation, while enhancing quality of life.

Best wishes to Mike Sammond and his studio team!

Pensacola Business Radio Broadcast Live from the i4GovCon Summit

Host Keith Hoffert took his studio south to Tampa to participate in the i4GovCon Summit. The idea for creating the i4GovCon Summit came from the Thunderdome Initiatives that have been floating around the Florida business community for the past year. Knowing that Orlando and the Space Coast also have tremendous resources for aerospace and defense, they wanted to expand across the state, so they chose the “i4” to mark the location of this inaugural event.

There are similar conferences in other parts of the state, including the ITen Wired Summit covering northwest Florida communities, the First Coast Defense Expo in Jacksonville, the Space Coast Tech Expo in Melbourne and of course all the larger conferences such as I/ITSEC and SOFIC.

Check out all of the interviews from that day.

Life University Spotlights Solution Road

Midtown Business Radio Host CW Hall continued his series with Dr. Gilles LaMarche of Life University, focusing on business leaders with integrity. This episode featured publicist Sarah Smith, Founder of Solution Road, and her creative director, Teresa Roth.

Solution Road brings clients expertise in branding and message, fund raising/development, a speakers bureau, advocacy, and more. The company has worked with clients in biotechnology, health sciences, and the business sector, among others.

Discussion was focused around how important integrity is in branding and message, along with the importance of presenting useful information via social media platforms. Peruse any marketing-related sites these days and it’s quickly Read More…

April 2016

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Fitness Expert, Author Tells Women "Imperfection Is Okay" on Pensacola Business Radio – Business RadioX

March 30, 2016 by rhondachale

PENSACOLA, FL–(Marketwired – March 30, 2016) – Pensacola Business Radio spotlighted lifestyle and fitness expert Laticia “Action” Jackson and her efforts to help women find the tools to become empowered and to transform their lives. Host Keith Hoffert talked with Jackson about how she uses her public health and physical fitness background to reach women on a local and regional level.

Jackson describes herself as a recovering perfectionist. “The word perfect is a lie,” she says. “Nothing in life will ever be perfect and I’m becoming okay with this reality.” She shares this message with women both through her writing and her public speaking engagements. Jackson has authored four health and wellness books including ”I’m Not a Size Zero, I’m a Size Healthy”, a women’s fitness and wellness training book that focuses on the impact the media has on women and their body image. Her successful workshop “Love Your Body, Love Yourself” was created from ”I’m Not a Size Zero”.

A survivor of domestic violence, “Action” Jackson has worked with several major health organizations to get her word out to women. The American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association and American Cancer Society all have used Jackson’s expertise for nationwide health promotion and health awareness events. Jackson also is an annual fixture at The Emmett Tills Legacy Foundations “Loving from the Inside Out Symposium” and Alpha Kappa Alpha’s “Paint the City Pink Breast Cancer Event”. “As a recovering perfectionist,” Jackson proclaims, “I tell perfection where to go, not the other way around.”

Jackson will also be speaking at the upcoming Day for Women by Women at Pensacola’s Sacred Heart Hospital Center on April 30, 2016.

To learn more about the Laticia “Action” Jackson and when you can hear her powerful message, listen to the entire interview on Pensacola Business Radio.

Atlanta Business Radio Spotlights Efforts to Help Veterans – Business RadioX

March 14, 2016 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA –(Marketwired – March 14, 2016) – On March 8, 2016, Atlanta Business Radio profiled a pair of local efforts geared toward generating attention and support for America’s veterans. Host Ryan McPherson, himself a Purple Heart recipient, sat down with three people who are dedicating themselves to supporting the troops and making a seamless transition when those men and women come home from serving in the armed forces.

The first effort featured is Pat’s Run, a 4.2-mile run/walk taking place in more than 30 cities across the country this spring. It is the signature fundraising event for the Pat Tillman Foundation, a group honoring the former NFL player who lost his life in 2004 serving with the 75^th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan. Atlanta race coordinator Seth Deitchman joined the show to discuss the 12^th annual Metro Atlanta running happening on April 23 at Newtown Park in Johns Creek.

The show also featured Jessica Higgins and Marsha Dickerson, both veteran transition specialists with Hire Heroes USA. The goal of their group is to empower transitioning U.S. military members, veterans and their spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. They accomplish this through workshops, personalized career coaching and employment preparation counseling. Their services are provided at no cost to the military families they help.

In discussing Pat’s Run, Deitchman summed up the mission for both groups saying, “Giving back to the veteran community who have sacrificed so much for this country means a great deal to me and my family.”

To learn more about Pat’s Run and Hire Heroes USA, listen to the entire interview on Atlanta Business Radio.

About Atlanta Business Radio:

Each week, LIVE from the Business RadioX® studio in Sandy Springs, Lee Kantor, Stone Payton and Ryan McPherson interview Atlanta, Georgia’s top businessmen and businesswomen to learn what makes them the best at what they do.

Podcasts are also available at Atlanta Business Radio.

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CEO Exclusive Radio on Business RadioX Spotlights Syrup Marketing – Business RadioX

March 4, 2016 by rhondachale

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – March 04, 2016) – CEO Exclusive Radio welcomed to the studio Syrup Marketing’s Tai Anderson. Host Soyini Coke sat down with Anderson to discuss how companies can use digital marketing and communication to turn customers into raving fans.

After a 20 year career developing a following for a multi-Grammy award-winning brand, Anderson currently serves as the Growth Director for Syrup Marketing. Syrup’s Atlanta-based team brings passion and purpose to creating end-to-end brand engagements for their clients. Their work has reached more than 23 million people.

In the interview, Anderson said the first step in creating loyal fans is developing the ability to work human interaction into the digital experience. He recommends companies create familiarity with their customers. Using first names is key, Anderson says, as is rhythm. “Cadence is huge, as in the right cadence, and the right frequency, and the right time.”

Anderson also urges companies to treat virtual communication with clients and potential clients as if it were a face-to-face encounter. He recommends checking in regularly, demonstrating a helpful nature and displaying manners. “Stop talking about yourself so much,” Anderson says. “Talk about how you make your customer’s life better…stop trying to be the hero, let the customer be a hero, and you just be their guide…have enough love to let them be honored, and be able to be in their shadow as you’re helping your customer achieve their goals.”

Because of his music background, Anderson frequently cites pop star Taylor Swift as a shining example of one who has worked tirelessly to develop brand loyalty. “If you really looked at it like, do I love my customers? It would change the way we market. It would probably even change some of the products we offer.”

To learn more about Syrup Marketing, listen to the entire interview on CEO Exclusive.

About CEO Exclusive Radio:

CEO Exclusive Radio : Emerging Trends from CEOs and their most Trusted Advisors brings insights to CEOs that they need to stay current and run their businesses. Every show features an expert who serves as an advisor to CEOs while running their own business. For CEOs by CEOs. The show airs Tuesday mornings at 8AM Eastern and is hosted by Soyini Coke, the Founder and Managing Principal at Annona Enterprises. For media inquiries, to requests to appear on CEO Exclusive, contact angi@ceoexclusiveradio.com.

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Pensacola Business Radio Features Women in Leadership Sharing the Uncommon Commons – Business RadioX

February 18, 2016 by rhondachale

PENSACOLA, FL–(Marketwired – February 18, 2016) – Pensacola Business Radio hosted a special episode to spotlight Women in Leadership. Host Keith Hoffert sat down with Kolleen Chesley, Founder and Co-Director of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast.

Chesley was present to kick off the new series of Women in Leadership, “We all rise or we all sink,” she said as a charge for the series. Joining her in the studio was Amie Remington, General Counsel of Landrum Human Resource Companies, Inc., which consists of Landrum Companies, Inc., Landrum Professional Employer Services, Inc., Landrum Consulting, and Landrum Staffing Services. Combined, these companies serve over 600 clients and 10,000 employees.

Also in the studio was Barbara Barber, owner of East Hill Academy, a school that focuses on educating children grades 1-12 with autism and other related disorders. Barber is a successful business owner that has grown her business to a location in Pensacola, Milton and opening a Century location this year. East Hill Academy was awarded an IMPACT grant last year to expand their Pensacola location to accommodate even more students, and they continue to operate with a waiting list of students wanting to get into their schools.

Joining in the discussion was Kim Hannan, a visual artist and a corporate team-building consultant with a specialty in staffing and personnel strategies. With over 30 years of team building experience in both the corporate and volunteer worlds, she embraces and teaches the value of communicating a clear message of goals and culture to a team, then leading from a servant-leader position, always seeking to facilitate the achievement of team initiatives. Hannan believes that clear communication and staffing a team with the RIGHT individuals are the primary keys to achieving success.

To learn more about the Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast, listen to the entire interview on Pensacola Business Radio.

About Pensacola Business Radio:

Broadcasting live from DeVilliers Square, we interview the city’s best and brightest Business Owners, Community Leaders and Budding Entrepreneurs. Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Warren Averett, FloridaWest, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region.

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On The Money Radio on Gwinnett Business RadioX Spotlights Job Creators Network – Business RadioX

February 17, 2016 by rhondachale

DULUTH, GA–(Marketwired – February 17, 2016) – On The Money Radio welcomed to the studio Alfredo Ortiz and Elaine Lutz with Job Creators Network. Host Joe Moss led these guests in a discussion regarding educating employers and employees.

Job Creators Network (JCN) is a nonpartisan organization founded by entrepreneurs like Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus who believe the best defense against bad government policy is a well-informed public.

“Bernie Marcus started with one store in Atlanta,” explained Ortiz. “He was a small business owner. He believes that if he ever tried to recreate Home Depot today, he wouldn’t be able to be successful in this environment of over-regulation and over-taxation. He founded JCN because of his concern that small business owners wouldn’t be able to repeat the success he had.”

JCN’s nonpartisan E2E program is strictly focused on empowering individuals through basic public policy education. JCN strongly supports the right of every employee to empower themselves with as much public policy information as possible, and more importantly the right of every individual to think for themselves and make their own private decisions regarding what to do with that information.

The JCN E2E program gives employers simple tools to talk to their employees about government policy. They break things down with easy to understand videos, blog posts, infographics and social media posts. All of it can be easily viewed at InformationStation.org.

To learn more about the Job Creators Network, listen to the entire interview at On The Money.

About On The Money:

On The Money focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. On The Money introduces listeners to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market. Hosted by Joe Moss and sponsored by Embassy National Bank, On The Money airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM Eastern from the Gwinnett Business RadioX® studio.

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